Leah Maroney

Leah Maroney has been experimenting with recipes in the kitchen since she could walk. She loves sharing her passion for food by cooking breakfast and home-cooked meals for those she loves. When she isn't writing for The Spruce, you can find her on her blog, Mini Pie Kitchen.

Highlights

7+ years experience writing and creating recipes

Over 200 recipes published

Trained in Italian cooking in Florence

Experience

Leah grew up in the kitchen by her mother's side. Thanks to her mom, Leah developed a deep love of cooking and entertaining, something she carries into her recipe development work for The Spruce.

During college, Leah met her husband Steve and began cooking in her kitchen-less dorm room. Steve convinced her to start documenting her recipes online, leading to the birth of her food blog Mini Pie Kitchen.

Leah has been an elementary school teacher for seven years as well as a children's cooking instructor.

Education

Leah attended Marist College where she received her B.A. in Psychology and Special Education. The school's proximity to the Culinary Institute of America fueled her passion for food and interest in new techniques and recipes. She went on to study abroad in Florence, Italy, where she trained in Italian and Middle Eastern cuisine at Scuola Lorenzo de’Medici.

Over the years, she developed her skills in the kitchen by catering private parties and leading cooking classes. This led to developing a career in writing and creating recipes.

About The Spruce

The Spruce, a Dotdash brand, is a new kind of home website offering practical, real-life tips and inspiration to help you create your best home. The Spruce family of brands, including The Spruce, The Spruce Eats, The Spruce Pets, and The Spruce Crafts collectively reach 30 million people each month.

For more than 20 years, Dotdash brands have been helping people find answers, solve problems, and get inspired. We are one of the top-20 largest content publishers on the Internet according to comScore, a leading Internet measurement company, and reach more than 30% of the U.S. population every month. Our brands collectively have won more than 20 industry awards in the last year alone and, most recently, Dotdash was named Publisher of the Year by Digiday, a leading industry publication.